# Your preferences

> Choose how the calendar colors your appointments, plus your own display settings in the Lilo app, like dark mode and how tall each hour is.

Source: https://heylilo.co/help/settings/preferences

Preferences are your own settings. They change how Lilo looks for you, and for nobody else.

## Choose your calendar colors

1. Open your account menu at the top right and choose **Preferences**. You can also go to [**Settings** → **Preferences**](https://app.heylilo.co/dashboard/settings?tab=preferences).
2. Under **Calendar color**, select **Status** or **Service**. The sample appointments below it show how each one looks.
3. Select **Save**.

- **Status** colors each appointment by where it is in the visit, like booked, checked in or completed.
- **Service** uses the color of the appointment's first service. You choose a service's color in [Services](https://heylilo.co/help/services/services-and-categories).

Everyone starts with **Service** until they change it. You can also switch between the two at the top of [your calendar](https://heylilo.co/help/calendar/calendar). That switch saves as soon as you select it.

## Change your preferences in the Lilo app

1. Tap **More**, then tap the icon next to your name.
2. On the **Profile** tab, change any of these:
   - **Appearance**: **System** follows your phone's light or dark mode. **Light** and **Dark** always use that one.
   - **Chip color**, under **Calendar**: **Service** or **Status**. It's the same setting as **Calendar color** on the web.
   - **Time density**: how tall each hour is in Day and Week view. Choose **Compact**, **Comfortable** or **Spacious**. Taller hours give appointments more room.
   - **Cancelled appointments**: **Keep on calendar** shows them crossed out and narrow, so you can still tap the time to book it. **Hide** takes them off your calendar.

Each one changes as soon as you tap it.

## How it works

- Lilo saves **Calendar color** to your account, so it follows you to the Lilo app and any computer you sign in on.
- **Appearance**, **Time density** and **Cancelled appointments** are saved on that phone only. On a new phone, they start at **System**, **Spacious** and **Keep on calendar**.
- In a narrow browser window, the calendar has no color switch. Use **Preferences** instead.
- Notifications aren't set here. See [Notifications for you and your team](https://heylilo.co/help/messages/staff-notifications).
- The Face ID lock is on the same **Profile** tab in the app. See [Lilo on your phone](https://heylilo.co/help/getting-started/lilo-on-your-phone).

## Common questions

### Why do a coworker's calendar colors look different from mine?

Each person picks their own. Changing yours doesn't change anyone else's calendar.

### I chose Service. Why are some appointments still in status colors?

On the web, two kinds of appointments don't follow it. Cancelled ones keep their dashed red outline, and ones with processing time keep their status colors.

### Can I use dark mode?

In the Lilo app, yes. Choose **Dark** under **Appearance** on your profile. Lilo on the web doesn't have a dark mode.